The Vampires Australia Tour 2018
The Vampires National Tour
The Vampires are touring Australia this March and will be reunited with our bassist Alex Boneham, who has been living in Los Angeles for the past few years. Check out the tour dates below.
In case you missed it, 'The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke' was short-listed for this year's Australian Music Prize, the first instrumental album to be on the list in its 13 year history.The AMP Chairman and lead singer of the Hoodoo Gurus, David Faulkner wrote in a recent review in the Saturday Paper:
“One of my favourite albums of the year was a jazz recording... Its beautifully constructed melody sounded so classic, so perfect, that it had already become deeply ingrained in my memory. Of course, I have been listening to this album a lot. This one’s a real winner.”
The winner of the AMP will be announced on Friday 9th March
The album was also in Ken Weiss' top 10 listings for 2017 in Cadence Magazine, and #1 on Fred Kunzmann's top 10 list for 2017 in All About Jazz.
The album, along with the other Vampires catalogue and songbooks, can be purchased here.
Friday 2nd March
LAWSON, The Mechanics Institute NSW
Saturday 3rd March
CANBERRA Smiths Alternative ACT, 7pm
Sunday 4th March
MURRAH Murrah Hall, NSW, 3pm
Friday 16th March
WOLLONGONG Wollongong Conservatorium of Music NSW, 7pm
Saturday 17th March
SYDNEY Venue 505 NSW, 8:30pm
Sunday 18th March
MELBOURNE The Jazzlab (Melbourne Jazz Co-op) VIC, 8:30pm
Monday 19th March
ADELAIDE The Wheatsheaf Hotel (COMA) SA, 7:30pm
Wednesday 21st March
MOUNT GAMBIER Morrison’s Jazz Club SA, 8pm
Thursday 22nd March
BRISBANE JMI Live QLD, 8pm
Friday 23rd March
CAIRNS Tanks Arts Centre QLD, 7:30pm
Saturday 24th March
COFFS HARBOUR Jetty Theatre NSW, 8pm
Sunday 25th March
BYRON BAY Byron Theatre, NSW, 5pm, $10-23.
*March 2-4: Brett Hirst, replaces Alex Boneham
Canberra, Murrah and Brisbane will feature Ben Hauptmann, guitar
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body